Gently Lord, O Gently Lead Us

Gently Lord

O gent­ly lead us

Pilgrims in this vale of tears

Through the tri­als yet de­creed us

Till our last great change ap­pears.

When temp­ta­tion’s darts as­sail us

When in de­vi­ous paths we stray

Let Thy good­ness nev­er fail us

Lead us in Thy per­fect way.

In the hour of pain and ang­uish

In the hour when death draws near

Suffer not our hearts to lang­uish

Suffer not our souls to fear;

And

when mor­tal life is end­ed

Bid us in Thine arms to rest

Till

by an­gel bands at­tend­ed

We awake among the blest.